Now don't laugh.
Does anyone have music playing before and during milking? I'm trying to think of ways for Capri to be more relaxed (or maybe me <g>). If anyone has tried it - does it work and what type of music do you use? I figured probably a ra
Read more…There is an ADGA sanctioned show here in MA on the 14th of this month. It is about and hour away, but hubby and I are planning to go and observe what a ND show is like. Thing is I cannot, for the life of me, find out what time it starts! Is 9:00am
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My breeder just sent me an e mail, and asked if we considered keeping our little buckling intact. He comes from great bloodlines, and has AR with 3D parents and grand parents on both sides. She said that he is a
Read more…This is from my 11 month old FF who had the emergency C section. She recovered like a champ and is now giving me a quart a day.
I suspect she has a yucky udder (I don't know much about udder conformation). It appears to be very wide at the bottom
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My name is Kirsten, and my husband Brad and I are awaiting our first Nigerians at the end of this month! Eleanor is a 3 year old doe who has freshened once. Rosie will be about 9 weeks old and is Ellie's half sister. And Shadow, little
Read more…Does anybody use LGD's with their goats?
Please tell me how you use them or your family dog around your goats. Do you allow your family dogs to interact with goats and if so tell me about your experiences both good and bad.
I have 2 dogs I'm consider
Read more…In hoping to get some goats next Spring the two breeds that I am most fond of our Nigerian Dwarf and Boers. I love the small size of the Nigerian Dwarf and have found them to be friendly and great with children. On the other hand I have always love
Read more…I actually just spoke with a lady about some and she was so sweet and I can tell that she really loves her llamas like we all do our goats.
I have read about Deborah's and I am certain some of the rest of you have them. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT LLAMAS o
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I am wondering if Fight Bac is OK to use if kids are still with the doe nursing all day? Mine are separate each night and I want to use it after a.m. milking but not if the active ingredient is harmful to kids. I have not had much luck find
Read more…So it's been raining off & on here...so the Girls have been locked in their kennel cause goats aren't supposed to get wet right???? Apparently they turn into grimlens or shrink , so I could have goats the size of my Chihuahuas,LOL ???
QUESTION #1
Read more…Just wanted to introduce myself. I am thrilled to have found this group.
I am a blessed to be married, stay home/homeschool Momma to 3 daughters. We are incredibly thankful to have been able to acquire 3 1/2 acres in Northern Indiana. It's a beaut
Read more…My poor girls are suffering with the idiots setting off fireworks. Though it is not legal to even use them yet, people are setting off the noisy ones, getting worse as it gets closer to the 4th. These are less than half a block from them so they ar
Read more…We try to give our goats toys to climb on whenever we can find some.
When we first put it out, they're ecstatic about it and they're all pushing and shoving to climb up on it, but after a few days, it's like it doesn't exist anymore.
Do you think t
Read more…I have a question, I have several babies that do not have brown eyes, and they are not blue kind of a dark gray (inbetween blue and brown) one has silver is this uncommon? or just like humans and they darken over time? two were born in Jan.
Read more…We are still working on helping poor Anchovy through her injury. I REALLY want to see this little one SURVIVE and Hubby FEELS sure that she IS PREGNANT!
She has shown some improvement in a lot of areas (swelling mobility etc.), still has a wonderful
Read more…How big are your barns? What is the best feature you find most helpful in your barn? How big is your goat yard? What toys do you include in it for your goats?
Read more…Hey ya'll my boy Leggs is 1 month and 2 days old. I can already tell that he is built slighlty different from the rest. He is very stocky and has a nery short muscular neck, wide stance and straight back.
I know it is hard to tell from pictures, but
Read more…"My vet just told me I only need to test for CAE once in a lifetime not yearly like I thought. New goats without documentation would. I have been told all along this needs to be done annually and I believe most breeders require it. I am hoping to bre
Read more…We have a doeling and a wether born March 17th, that we just brought home from the breeder last week. The wether is very strong and healthy, but the doeling is smaller and weaker. The breeder was giving her a bottle twice a day and we have continue
Read more…Ok, here's some basic info on "the girls" as I call ' em & some questions for the sake of health and happiness for all on the farm.lol
*2 of my girls are just over a year old and are pure breed but not registered.The baby is just about 6 mos old and
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